I am happy and relieved to share the news that I finally sat down with the original pattern for the Dinosaur Hood and tackled the wee beastie. I am amazed given how many errors I found in it that anyone managed to make one before. But it was one of the first things I had ever written out to share, so I can be gentle with the glib knitter I was back then.
It seems to have developed some kind of mystique, given its unavailability. Lately the emails come daily (it's cold out I guess), asking for a notification when it surfaced again, and even for the original no matter how impaired by bad math it was. There was one woman who sent me several emails begging for it in any condition, telling me an affecting story of how it was the only thing in the world that would do for her son. So of course, when I sent it to her, there was not even a glimmer of thanks from her end of the intertubes. I have to laugh a little.
I have in the year since I originally removed it to fix the problems, developed a sense of humor about how people can be a little absent minded about the manners over the internet, because a lot of people do expect things (especially kid's patterns) to be free, and many of the requests I had were hardly polite. I hoped the worst of them were because of the bluntness of Google translate. Ultimately, I decided that since it was something I had given away before, and that I would love to be free of the frequent emails, here it is finally, still for free. You're welcome. ❤
Thank you :) :) :)
Posted by: Linda | January 23, 2012 at 03:43 AM
My son turned 29 last Friday I don't think I'll be knitting him one, although a sewed a dinosaur halloween costume when he was small. Same color combination, green body and orange 'trim'. Cute. And 'thanks', for those who forget. :)
Posted by: Helen | January 23, 2012 at 02:13 PM
Thank you for the pattern - and for taking the time to make the corrections.
Posted by: lindaran | January 23, 2012 at 10:09 PM
Thank you for taking the time to rewrite this and for posting it free again. I haven't made it but I have enjoyed seeing it on your blog. Two faculty members in my department have children now. One is old enough to enjoy this and the other could grow into it (he's only a couple of months old yet). I expect in a year or two my nephew and his wife may have a child. So there! Lots of possibilities for spreading dino hoods around! Thanks again. I rarely comment, but I do enjoy your posts, especially because you spin as well as knit.
Posted by: Carrie | January 24, 2012 at 04:28 PM
Here's a great big THANK YOU for your generosity and forbearance. Oh, right: and the cute hood.
Posted by: Gwyndolyn O'Shaughnessy | January 24, 2012 at 05:40 PM
Thank you. Can't wait to knit it!
Posted by: Allison | January 24, 2012 at 10:40 PM
Thank you for the pattern and the gentle reminder to be thoughtful and thankful.
Posted by: Elizabeth | January 27, 2012 at 04:45 PM
Thank you for the pattern! It took forever for google to find the right page, but now I have it and my son is going to be SO happy that I can make something for him (instead of for his sister... girl clothes are so much easier to make :/ )
Posted by: Megan | February 02, 2012 at 05:11 PM